They won't be taking Claiborne down in New Orleans, unfortunately. But $500k is a pittance for upgrading, so at least they shouldn't be widening it.
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US DOT advances highway transformations
Reconnecting Communities grants represent a step toward a larger effort to undo the considerable damage from 20th Century transportation planning, aligning with CNU's Freeways Without Futures.
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https://www.cnu.org/publicsquare/2023/03/02/us-dot-advances-range-highway-transformations
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Here's a great new resource from AARP Livable Communities describing the historical impacts of highway construction and urban renewal on predominantly Black communities.
https://www.aarp.org/livable-communities/getting-around/info-2023/before-the-highway-introduction.html #ReconnectingCommunities #UrbanRenewal #UrbanPlanning
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The #California DOT is launching its own Reconnecting Communities program ($149M), partly to provide local match for the federal proposals. Applicants must describe how they would use the funds with and without a federal award. https://buff.ly/3ilqTkd
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USDOT is considering two separate proposals for New Orleans’ Claiborne Expressway.
The city and state want $95 million to make repairs, tidy it up, and remove on/off-ramps.
But a group led by Amy Stelly wants $2 million to study its potential removal.
Some believe the two proposals complement each other.
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https://www.baltimorecartransport.com/2022/11/21/baltimore-dot-applies-for-grant-to-remove-highway-to-nowhere/
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